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Seafish, the UK seafood industry authority, has announced the projects and businesses to benefit from more than £1m allocated by the 2008 Industry Project Fund (IPF). The IPF was instigated in 2007…

On 8 April, representatives of AFMA joined representatives of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) for the official handover of AFMA’s Records Authority and to mark the completion of three stages of…

The Danish blue-shell mussel fishery of Limfjord will be assessed against the MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) standard for sustainable fishing.

Two pink and chum salmon fisheries operated by J.S.C. Gidrostroy on Iturup Island, part of the Russian Kuril Islands, are entering assessment for certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) standard for…

Norways NIFES (The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research) has investigated the levels of a number of undesirable substances in cod, capelin and shrimp in the Barents Sea.

The European Commission has given permission to Icelands Marel Food Systems hf to buy Dutch company Stork Food Systems (SFS).

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation says it is delighted at the commissioning of the new fisheries research vessel, Alba na Mara, which will be officially named in Fraserburgh today at a ceremony presided…

Oceana reports that millions of euros have been allocated for the overexploitation of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean and calls for the immediate closure of the Balearic fishing grounds.